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Cantata BWV 66
Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen


Ref.:

BWV 66

German Title:

Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen

English Title:

Rejoice, all ye hearts (by Richard Stokes)

Event:

Cantata for Easter Monday [2nd day of Easter]. Based on the Secular Cantata ‘Der Himmel dacht auf Anhalts Ruhm und Glück’ (Heaven thinks of Anhalt’s Fame and Fortune) BWV 66a, composed by Bach in 1718 to celebrate the birthday of Prince Leopold of Anhalt-Cöthen
Readings: Epistle: Acts 10: 34-43; Gospel: Luke 24: 13-35
Musical Context: Motets & Chorales for Easter

Composed:

Leipzig, 1724 ? (originally 1718 as BWV 66a)
1st performance: April 10, 1724 - Leipzig
2nd performance: March 26, 1731 - Leipzig
3rd performance: April 11, 1735 ? - Leipzig

Text:

Anon

BWV 66 Text: German-1 | German-6 | German-7 | NBA Text
Translations: English-1 | English-3I | English-3P | English-6 | English-10 | English-13 | English-14
Catalan-1 | Chinese-1 | Chinese-2 | Dutch-0 | Dutch-3 | French-1 | French-4 | French-5 | French-6 | Hebrew-1 | Indonesian-1 | Italian-2 | Kobayashi | Norwegian-1 | Polish-1 | Russian-1 | Russian-3 | Spanish-2 | Spanish-3 | Spanish-7 | Spanish/English-8
Chorale Text: Christ ist erstanden [BWV 66/6]

Scoring:

Soloists: Alto, Tenor, Bass; 4-part Chorus
Orchestra: trumpet, 2 oboes, bassoon, violin solo, 2 violins, viola, continuo
Mvt. 1: Chorus | Mvt. 2: Recitative [B] | Mvt. 3: Aria [B] | Mvt. 4: Recitative (Dialogue) & Arioso - Duet [T, A] | Mvt. 5: Aria - Duet [A, T] | Mvt. 6: Chorale

BWV 66 Scores: Score Vocal & Piano [2.47 MB] | Score BGA [4.37 MB]
Autograph Score (Facsimile): D-B Mus. ms. Bach P 73 [Bach Digital]
Chorales: Mvt. 6
Capella: Mvt. 6 [cap]
MuseScore: Complete Cantata | Mvt. 1 | Mvt. 2 | Mvt. 3 | Mvt. 4 | Mvt. 5 | Mvt. 6 [MuseScore]
Annotated Score with Analysis: Complete Cantata [Unger]
Chorale Melody: Christ ist erstanden [BWV 66/6]

References:

BWV 66=BWV 66.2 References: BGA: XVI | NBA: I/10 | BC: A 56 | Zwang: K 64 | First Published: BG, 1868 | Autograph score (facsimile): Berlin, Staatsbibliothek | Bach Digital

Commentaries:

BWV 66 Commentaries: English: BCW | Crouch | All Music | Emmanuel Music | Mincham | Bachipedia
Nielsen [Danish] | AL [Dutch] | EvH [Dutch] | Role [French] | Kobayashi | Reyes [Spanish]

Music:

Music Examples

Discussions:

Week of March 10, 2002; Week of March 19, 2006; Week of July 18, 2010; Week of March 27, 2016; Week of June 24, 2018


Contents

Complete Recordings of BWV 66
Recordings of Individual Movements from BWV 66
Details & Complete Recordings of BWV 66a

Discussions - Part 1 (1st round)
Discussions - Part 2 (2nd round)
Discussions - Part 3 (3rd round)
Discussions - Part 4 (4th round)
Discussions - Part 5 (4th round)

Cantatas BWV 6, 66 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22
Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Cantatas Vol. 18 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki

Discography - Part 1

Complete Recordings


1

Radio Recording - Archiv-Nr: U0-01391 [R-25]

Cantata BWV 66 [37:35]

Max Thurn

Members of NDR-Chor / Members of Hamburger Rundfunkorchester

Alto: Ursula Zollenkopf; Tenor: Wilhelm Kaiser; Baritone: Klaus Ocker
August Schneider (Violin); Adolf Scherbaum (Bach-Trumpet)
Gerhard Gregor (Organ)

Norddeutsche Rundfunk in Hamburg

Mar 26, 1957

Tape / TT:

Recorded in Hamburg, Germany.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66: Complete Cantata [37:33]


2

Bach: Kantate BWV 66 Erfreut euch ihr Herzen, Hans Heintze 1961 live [CR-66]

Cantata BWV 66 [34:04]

Hans Heintze

Bremer Domchor / Bremer Bach-Orchester

Alto: Eva Bornemann; Tenor: Erich Zureck (as: Erich zur Eck); Bass: Friedhelm Hessenbruch

YouTube

1961

Audio / TT:

Recorded live in Bremen, Germany. Tape recording from the radio.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66: Complete Cantata [34:04]


3

Die Bach Kantate Vol. 29 (Cantatas BWV 182, 66)
Edition Bachakademie Vol. 21 (Cantatas BWV 65-67)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 66 [30:00]

Helmuth Rilling

Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart / Bach-Collegium Stuttgart

Altos: Gabriele Schreckenbach [CD], Hildegard Laurich [LP]; Tenor: Adalbert Kraus; Basses: Philippe Huttenlocher [CD: BWV 66/1]; Wolfgang Schöne [LP: BWV 66-1-3; CD: BWV /2-3]]
Wolfgang Basch (Trumpet); Diethelm Jonas, Hedda Rothweiler (Oboes); Kurt Etzold (Bassoon); Walter Forchert (Concert-master); Jakoba Munckel-Hanke (Continuo Cello); Harro Bertz (Double-bass); Martha Schuster (Harpsichord); Hans-Joachim Erhard (Harpsichord, Positive Organ)

Hänssler 98.880
Hänssler 92.021
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LP: 1972
CD: 1972; Feb-Mar 1981 [BWV 66/1, 4, 5]

CD / TT: 59:15
CD / TT: 60:52
MP3 / TT: 60:38

Recorded at Gedächtniskirche Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Sonopress Tontechnik, Gütersloh; Recording Supervision: Wolfram Wehnert.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66: Complete Cantata [30:04]
CD-2: Cantatas BWV 65, BWV 66, BWV 67 [60:51] | Cantatas BWV 65, BWV 66, BWV 67 [60:51]
Buy this album at:
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CD-2 (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | iTunes


4

Bach: Kantaten BWV 31, BWV 66 [L-4]
Bach Kantaten: BWV 106, BWV 31, BWV 66 [C-7]
Bach Made in Germany Vol. 4 -
Cantatas VII (BWV 106, 31, 66)
J.S. Bach: Oster-Kantaten · Easter Cantatas BWV 4 · 31 · 66 · 134 [C-18]


 
 

Cantata BWV 66 [31:40 / 31:40]

Hans-Joachim Rotzsch

Thomanerchor Leipzig / Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Alto [Furcht]: Heidi Rieß; Tenor [Hoffnung]: Eberhard Büchner; Bass: Siegfried Lorenz
Armin Männel (Trumpet); Gerhard Bosse (Solo Violin)
Continuo: Siegfried Arnold (Violoncello); Heinz Morawietz (Double-bass); Almut Reuter (Organ)

Eterna 827010
Berlin Classics 0090252BC
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Leipzig Classics 0018302BC
Berlin Classics 0184112BC
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Jan 19-22, Dec 15-16, 1976

LP / TT: 54:20
CD / TT: 77:37
MP3 / TT: 77:18
CD / TT: 77:37
2-CD / TT: 105:30
MP3 / TT: 105:33

Recorded at Paul-Gerhardt-Kirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. Recording Producer: Heinz Wegner; Balance Engineer: Eberhard Richter; Recording Enginneers: Hartmut Kölbach, Horst Langherrich, Editing: Hildegard Mehe.
Buy this album at:
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LC CD (2000): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
LC 11-CD (1999): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
BC 2-CD (2007): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
BC Music Download 2-CD: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline

 

5

J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk · Complete Cantatas · Les Cantates, Folge / Vol. 17 (BWV 65-68)
J.S. Bach: Das Kantatenwerk - Sacred Cantatas
Vol. 4 (BWV 61-78)
Bach-2000
Vol. 2: Sacred Cantatas 2 (BWV 48-52, 54-69, 69a, 70-99)
Bach: Cantatas / Kantaten
Vol. 20 (BWV 64-66)

 
 
 

Cantata BWV 66 [31:10]

Gustav Leonhardt

Knabenchor Hannover (Chorus Master: Heinz Hennig) & Collegium Vocale Gent (Chorus Master: Philippe Herreweghe) / Leonhardt-Consort

Alto: Paul Esswood; Tenor: Kurt Equiluz; Bass: Max van Egmond
LC: Natural Trumpets: Don Smithers; Oboes: Ku Ebbinge, Bruce Haynes; Violins: Marie Leonhardt, Lucy van Dael, Alda Stuurop, Antoinette van der Hombergh, Janneke van der Meer; Violas: Wiel Peters, Ruth Hesseling; Bassoon: Brian Pollard; Violoncellos: Anner Bylsma, Dijck Koster [BWV 66/1,6], Richte van der Meer [BWV 66/2,3]; Violone: Antonie Woodrow; Organ: Gustav Leonhardt, Bob van Asperen [BWV 66/2,3]

Telefunken 6.35335
Teldec 8.35335 ZL & 242 571-2
Teldec 4509-91758-2
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Teldec 3984-25707-2
Teldec 8573-81195-2
Warner Classics 8573-81196-5
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Jun 10, 14-16, 1976

2-LP / TT: 78 min
2-CD / TT: 77:45
6-CD / TT: 389:26
MP3 / TT: 388:31
15-CD / TT: 963:00
CD / TT: 68:30
CD / TT: 68:30
MP3 / TT: 68:20

Recorded at Doopsgezinde Kerk, Haarlem, the Netherlands (?).
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66: Complete Cantata [31:14]
Cantata BWV 66: Mvts. 5-6 [8:43]
CD: Cantatas BWV 64, BWV 65, BWV 66 [68:30]
Buy this album at:
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6

J.S. Bach: Oster-Oratorium [C-8]
J.S. Bach: Les Cantates de fêtes [B-3]
J.S. Bach: Festive Cantatas [Cantates de Fêtes] [B-5]
Bach: Oratorios - Oster-Oratoriumo & Himmelfahrts-Oratorium (BWV 249, 66; BWV 43, 44, 11; BWV 2, 20, 176) [B-7]

 
 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 66 [30:19]

Philippe Herreweghe

Collegium Vocale Gent

Alto: Kai Wessel; Tenor: James Taylor; Bass: Peter Kooy
Choir: Sopranos: Annelies Coene, Edwige Cardoen, Lut van der Velde, Dominique Verkinderen; Altos: Beat Duddeck, Steve Dugardin, Betty Van der Berghe, Martin van der Zeijst; Tenors: André Cats, Koen Laukens, Joël Suhubiette, Joost van der Linden; Basses: Pieter Coene, Jan Depuydt, Paul Van den Berghe, Robert van der Vinne, Frits Vanhulle
Orchestra: Violins: Florian Deuter, Adrian Chamorro, Daniel Deuter, Robert Diggens, Paul Lindenauer, Andreas Preuss, Veronica Schepping; Violas: Andreas Gerhardus, Martin Kelly; Violoncellos: Ageet Zweistra, Harm-Jan Schwitters; Double-bass: Jonathan Cable; Organ: Herman Stinders; Flute: Patrick Beuckels; Recorders: Koen Dieltiens, Bart Coen; Oboes: Marcel Ponseele, Taka Kitazato; Bassoon: Philippe Miqueu; Trumpets: Per Olof Lindeke, Leif Bengtsson, Susan Williams; Timpani: Benedict Hoffnung

Harmonia Mundi France HMC-901513 (1995)
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Harmonia Mundi France HMD-941513 (1998)
Harmonia Mundi France HMX-2951513 (1999)
Harmonia Mundi France HMX-2908070.73
Harmonia Mundi France HM-2908135-39
Harmonia Mundi France HML-5908354-56

Apr 1994

CD / TT: 72:34
MP3 / TT: 72:30

CD / TT: 72:34
CD / TT: 72:34
4-CD / TT: 264:19
5-CD / TT: 317:19
3-CD / TT: 193:04

Recorded at...
Producer: Jean-Martial Golaz; Recording Engineer: Jean-Martial Golaz.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66: Complete Cantata [30:29] | Complete Cantata [30:24] | Complete Cantata [30:27]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
CD-3 (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
4-CD (1999): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
5-CD (2003): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de
3-CD (2010): Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


   

7

J.S. Bach: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9
J.S. Bach: Easter Cantatas [B-1]

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 66 [26:26]

Ton Koopman

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir (Chorus Master: Simon Schouten)

Alto: Bernhard Landauer; Tenor: Christoph Prégardien; Bass: Klaus Mertens
ABO Soloists: Margaret Faultless (Violin); Jaap ter Linden (Cello); Patrick Beaugireaud (Oboe, Oboe d’amore, Oboe da caccia); Stephen Keavy (Trumpet)
ABC: Sopranos: Vera Lansink, Caroline Stam, Francine van der Heijden, Annemieke Rademaker, Melanie Greve; Altos: Annemieke Cantor, Stephen Carter, Peter de Groot, Hugo Naessens; Tenors: Otto Bouwknegt, Wim-Jan van Deuveren, Henk Gunneman, Geraint Roberts, John Wright; Basses: Donald Bentvelsen, Matthijs Mesdag, René Steur, Kees van Hees
ABO: Violins: Margaret Faultless, Nicola Cleminson, Marc Cooper, Foskien Kooistra, Carla Marotta, Marshall Marcus, Sebastiaan van Vucht, Fanny Pestalozzi, Alida Schat; Violas: Martin Kelly, Katherine McGillivray; Cellos: Jaap ter Linden, Jonathan Manson; Double-bass: Nicholas Pap; Oboes: Patrick Beaugireaud, Michel Henry, Stefaan Verdegem; Bassoon: Sally Jackson; Lute: Mike Fentross; Organ: Bernard Winsemius [choir]; Organ, Harpsichord: Ton Koopman [recitatives & arias]

Erato 3984-27315-2 Antoine Marchand CC-72209
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Antoine Marchand CC-72231

Oct 1998

3-CD / TT: 206:05
3-CD / TT: 206:05
MP3 / TT: 205:18
2-CD / TT: 151:00

Recorded at Waalse Kerk, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Producer: Tini Mathot; Sound Engineer & Editing: Adriaan Verstijnen; Production Coordination: Willemijn Mooij.
See: Complete Cantatas Vol. 9 - conducted by Ton Koopman
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 64, BWV 65, BWV 66, BWV 67, BWV 68 [86:47]
Buy this album at:
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Music Download 3-CD: Amazon.com | ClassicsOnline | iTunes
Easter Cantatas 2-CD (2005): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de


8

J.S. Bach: Easter Cantatas (BWV 6, 66) [C-6]

 

Cantata BWV 66 [29:19]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter-tenor: Michael Chance; Tenor: Mark Padmore; Bass: Dietrich Henschel
Kati Debretzeni (Violin) [BWV 66/5]

Archiv Produktion 463580
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Apr 5-6, 1999

CD / TT: 48:16
MP3 / TT: 48:14

Recorded at St. John's, London, England.
Excecutive Producer: David R. Murray; Recording Producer: Sid MacLauchlan; Balance Engineer: Stephan Flock; Recording Engineers: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky, Andrew Weldman; Editing: Ingmar Haas; Publishers/Sources: Breikopf & Hartel, revised by Reinhold Kubik with reconstructions by Robert Levin on denand of the Moneverdi Choir & Orchestra Ltd. ; Language Coach: Hildburg Williams.
1st recording of Cantata BWV 66 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: Cantatas BWV 6, 66 - conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
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9

Bach Cantatas Vol. 22: Eisenach
For Easter Sunday / For Easter Monday (BWV 4, 31, 66)
For Easter Monday / For Easter Tuesday (BWV 6, 134, 145)

 
 
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2.

 

Cantata BWV 66 [28:04]

John Eliot Gardiner

Monteverdi Choir / English Baroque Soloists

Counter-tenor: Daniel Taylor; Tenor: James Gilchrist; Bass: Stephen Varcoe
MC: Sopranos: Suzanne Flowers, Angharad Gruffydd Jones, Gillian Keith, Donna Deam, Nicola Jenkin, Belinda Yates; Altos: David Clegg, Richard Wyn Roberts, William Towers, Lucy Ballard; Tenors: Rory O'Connor, Paul Tindall, Nicolas Robertson, Iain Rhodes; Basses: Noel Mann, Richard Savage, Christopher Dixon, Paul im Thurn
EBS: Violins 1: Alison Bury, Kati Debretzeni, Penelope Spencer, Rebecca Livermore, Debbie Diamond; Violins 2: Lucy Howard, Roy Mowatt, Andrew Roberts, Desmond Heath; Violas: Katherine McGillivray, Rosemary Nalden, Lisa Cochrane, Colin Kitching; Cellos: David Watkin, Lynden Cranham; Double-bass: Judith Evans; Oboes: Katharina Arfken, Mark Baigent, Richard Earle, Gail Hennessy; Bassoon: Alastair Mitchell; Trumpets: Niklas Eklund, Marc Ulrich, Frode Jakobsen; Organ: Howard Moody

Soli Deo Gloria SDG-128
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Apr 23-24, 2000

2-CD / TT: 120:39
MP3 / TT: 120:24

Recorded live at the Georgenkirche, Eisenach, Thuringia, Germany, as part of the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage.
Producer: Isabella de Sabata; Balance Engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen (Polyhymnia); Recording Engineers: Matthijs Ruijter (Polyhymnia), Rob Aarden (Eurosound); Tape editors: Ientje Mooij, Erdo Groot; Edition by Reinhold Kubik, published by Breitkopf & Härtel; Series Executive Producer: Isabella de Sabata.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 66 by J.E. Gardiner.
See: John Eliot Gardiner - Bach Cantata Pilgrimage - Vol. 22
Listen on YouTube:
Vol. 22, CD-2: Cantata BWV 4, 31, 66 [68:21]
Cantata BWV 66: Complete Cantata [28:05]
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10

Bach Edition Vol. 21 - Cantatas Vol. 12
J.S. Bach: Complete Sacred Cantatas, Vol. 4 (BWV 61-80)

 
 
 
 

Cantata BWV 66 [29:53]

Pieter Jan Leusink

Holland Boys Choir / Netherlands Bach Collegium

Alto: Sytse Buwalda; Tenor: Nico van der Meel; Bass: Bas Ramselaar; Bass: Pierre Mak [BWV 66/1]
HBC: Trebles: Jelle Stocker, Gerwin Zwep, Anne Jan Leusink, Herjan Pullen, Hans van Roset, Aalt Jan van Roest, Tanny Koomen, Claude Paulinck, Erik Guldenaar, Nicky Westerink, Peter van der Kolk; Counter-tenors: Arjan Dokter, Gerald Engeltjes, Vincent Groeneveld, Jan Zwerver, Arjen Nap, Jan Willem Prins, Arjan Heikoop; Tenors: Martinus Leusink, Cor van Twillert, Marijn Takken, Peter Bloemendaal; Basses: Jeroen Assink, Edwin Smit, Jim Groenevald, Sebastian Ho, Klaas Alberts, Richard Guldenaar, Huib van Hinsbergen
NBC: Violins: John Wilson Meyer [Concert-master; Solo: BWV 66/1], Laura Johnson, Pieter Affourtit, Elin Eriksson, Mimi Michell, Annabelle Ferdinand, Rachel Beesley, Antoinette Lohmann, Alida Schat; Violas: Jan Willem Vis, Simon Murphy, Örsze Adam, Marten Boeken; Violoncellos: Frank Wakelkamp [Solo: BWV 66/4,5], Bas van Hengel; Double-bass: Maggie Urquhart, Robert Franenberg, Jan Hollestelle; Oboes: Peter Frankenberg [BWV 66/1,3], Vincent van Ballegooien [BWV 66/1], Ofer Frenkel [BWV 66/3]; Bassoons: Trudy van der Wulp, Norbert Kunst; Natural Trumpet: Susan Williams; Organ: Stephen Taylor [BWV 66/4], Rien Voskuilen [BWV 66/5],

Brilliant Classics 99380
Brilliant Classics

Jun-Jul 2000

5-CD / TT: 332:53
MP3 / TT: 408:33

Recorded at St. Nicolaschurch, Elburg, the Netherlands.
Production Manager: Christine Schreuder; Artistic Director: Pieter Jan Leusink; Recording: Clavigram, Leerdam; Producer/Editing: Jean van Vugt; Balance & Recording Engineer, Editing: Louis van Emmerk.
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66: Complete Cantata [30:01]
CD: Cantatas BWV 147, BWV 181, BWV 66 [75:19] | Cantatas BWV 147, BWV 181, BWV 66 [75:19]
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11

J.S. Bach: Cantatas Vol. 18 - Cantatas from Leipzig 1724 (BWV 66, 134, 67)

 
 

Cantata BWV 66 [28:24]

Masaaki Suzuki

Bach Collegium Japan

Counter-tenor: Robin Blaze; Tenor: Makoto Sakurada; Bass: Peter Kooy
Chorus: Sopranos: Yoshie Hida, Mihoko Hoshikawa, Naoco Kaketa, Mikiko Suzuki; Altos: Robin Blaze, Hiroya Aoki, Tamaki Suzuki, Yukie Tamura; Tenors: Makoto Sakurada, Hiroyuki Harada, Satoshi Mizukoshi, Yosuke Taniguchi, Basses: Peter Kooy, Yoshiya Hida, Tetsuya Oi (as Tetsuya Oh'i), Chiyuki Urano
Orchestra [Leader: Natsumi Wakamatsu]: Trumpet: Toshio Shimada; Oboe I: Masamitsu San'nomiya; Oboe II: Atsuko Ozaki; Violins 1: Natsumi Wakamatsu [BWV 66 solo], Paul Herrera, Yuko Takeshima; Violins 2: Azumi Takada, Yuko Araki, Luna Oda; Violas: Yoshiko Morita, Amiko Watabe
Continuo: Violoncellos: Hidemi Suzuki, Mime Yamahiro; Double-bass: Seiji Nishizawa; Bassoon: Kiyotaka Dohsaka; Harpsichord: Masaaki Suzuki, Naoya Otsuka; Organ: Naoko Imai

BIS CD-1251
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May 18-23, 2001

CD / TT: 69:43
MP3 / TT: 69:34

Recorded at the Kobe Shoin Women's University Chapel, Japan.
Balance Engineer: Thore Brinkmann; Producer: Jens Braun; Digital Editing: Michael Silberhorn.
See: Cantatas Vol. 18 - conducted by Masaaki Suzuki
Buy this album at:
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12

Internationale Bachtage In Hessen Und Thüringen - J.S. Bach: Kantaten BWV 4 und 66 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 66 []

Siegfried Heinrich

Marburger Konzertchor, Posener Knabenchor / Ein Barockorchester

Soprano: Jaehi Yang; Alto: Barbara Müller; Tenor: Daniel Pohnert; Bass: Volker Paulsen

Bad Hersfelder Opernfestpiele

Apr 3, 2002

CD / TT: 50 min

Recorded live at St.-Albert-Kirche, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, in the frame of Internationale Bachtage in Hessen und Thüringen.
Buy this album at:
CD: Bad Hersfelder Opernfestpiele


13

Sacred Music by Bach and Concertos by Bach & Telemann [C-9]

 

CantatBWV 66 [15:01]: Recitative (Dialogue) [5:12], Aria [8:54], Chorale [0:55]

Dale Higbee

(OVPP - No Choir) / Carolina Baroque

Counter-tenor: Bradley Fugate; Tenor: Glenn Siebert
Susan Bates (Harpsichord); John Pruett & Nicole Soare (Baroque Violins); Marian Wilson (Baroque Viola); Gretchen Tracy (Baroque Cello); Stewart Carter (Recorder); Dale Higbee (Recorders)

Carolina Baroque CB-120

Mar 11, 2005

CD / TT: 60:06

Recorded live at the Chapel of St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury, North Carolina, USA.
Buy this album at:
CD: Dale Higbee [via e-mail]


14

Orquestra Barroca: 16º Festival Internacional de Música Colonial Brasileira e Música Antiga de Juiz de Fora [C-2]

Cantata BWV 66 []

Luís Otávio Santos

Orquestra Barroca do Festival

Soloists: Soprano: Karine Serafin; Counter-tenor: Pedro Couri Neto; Tenors: Vincent Lièvre-Picard, Otto Bouwknegt; Baritone: Marcelo Coutinho
Musicians: Natural Trumpets: David Kjar, Helen Mac Dougall, Michiel van der Linden; Transverse Flutes: Ricardo Kanji, Livia Lanfranchi; Baroque Oboes: Natalia Chahin, Diego Nadra; Baroque Bassoon: Ricardo Rapoport; Baroque Violins: Luís Otávio Santos, Juliano Buosi, Raquel Aranha, Atli Ellendersen, Alexandre D’Antonio, Renata Kubala, Zoltan Pauliny, Andre Cavazotti, Roberto Hubner; Baroque Violas: Luiz Henrique Fiaminghi, Jonas Goes; Baroque Cellos: Elisa Joglar, Joao Guilherme Figueiredo; Double-bass: Valeria Guimaraes; Harpsichord & Organ: Alessandro Santoro

Centro Cultural Pró-Música CD-16

Jul 13-15, 2005

CD / TT:

Recorded at Museu Mariano Procopio, Juiz de Fora, Brazil.


15

J.S. Bach: "Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen" BWV 66 [C-1]

 

Cantata BWV 66: Mvt. 1 [10:01] (from a complete performance)

Douglas Keilitz

The Choir & Orchestra of St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church

Counter-tenor: Robert Isaacs; Tenor: Philip Anderson; Bass: Scott Dispensa

YouTube

Apr 17, 2008

Audio / TT:

Recorded live at St. Ignatius of Antioch Episcopal Church, New York City, New York, USA
Listen on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66: Mvt. 1: Chorus [10:01]


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Cantatas 66, 6 & Motet #6 [C-8]

 

Cantata BWV 66 []

Ralph Nelson

Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon

Vocal soloists: unknown

Bach Cantata Choir 10

Apr 27, 2008

CD / TT:

Recorded live at Rose City Park Presbyterian Church, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Buy this album at:
CD: Bach Cantata Choir, Portland, Oregon


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J.S. Bach: Kantate BWV 66 "Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen" [D-46]
Bach-Kantaten-Edition der Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Bach erlebt V - Das Bach-Jahr 2011
Bachkantaten N°10 (BWV 66, 84, 111)

 
 

Cantata BWV 66 [28:01]

Conductor: Rudolf Lutz
Reflection lecture: Gottfried Schatz

Vokalensemble der Schola Seconda Pratica / Schola Seconda Pratica

Soloists: Alto: Alex Potter; Tenor: Julius Pfeifer; Bass: Dominik Wörner
Choir: Soprano: Susanne Frei, Guro Hjemli, Jennifer Rudin, Noëmi Sohn, Alexa Vogel; Alto: Jan Börner, Antonia Frey, Olivia Heiniger, Katharina Jud, Lea Scherer; Tenor: Marcel Fässler, Manuel Gerber, Raphael Höhn, Nicolas Savoy; Bass: Fabrice Hayoz, Jean-Christophe Groffe, Manuel Walser, William Wood
Orchestra: Violins: Renate Steinmann, Martin Korrodi, Christine Baumann, Sabine Hochstrasser, Yuko Ishikawa, Ildiko Sajgo; Violas: Susanna Hefti, Martina Bischof; Violoncello: Maya Amrein, Martin Zeller; Violone: Iris Finkbeiner; Bassoon: Susann Landert; Trumpet: Patrick Henrichs; Oboes: Katharina Arfken, Dominik Melicharek; Organ: Norbert Zeilberger

J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen A864
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen
J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen B204
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Apr 29, 2011

DVD / TT:
11-DVD / TT:
CD / TT: 56:45
MP3 / TT: 58:33

Recorded live at Evangelische Kirche, Trogen, Switzerland, in the frame of J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Cantata Series.
The DVD (in German, no subtitles) includes a film recording of the complete cantata, introductory workshop, reflection lecture of the speaker and a film portrait of the J.S. Bach Foundation.
Recording & Production: Sound Engineers: Stefan Ritzenthaler, Johannes Widmer; Producer: Meinrad Keel; Production: Gallus Media AG, Switzerland; DVD format: PAL.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66: Complete Cantata [31:51] | Mvt. 5: Aria - Duet [A, T] [7:04]
Buy this album at:
DVD (2012): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
11-DVD (2012): J.S. Bach-Stiftung, St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.de
CD (2014): J.S. Bach-Stiftung St. Gallen: Shop | Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de || ArkivMusic
Music Download (2014): Amazon.co.uk | Amazon.de | ClassicsOnline | iTunes


 

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J.S. Bach: Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen - Nyitókórus, BWV 66 [C-1]

Cantata BWV 66 [30:55]

Nóra Lakner-Bognár

VOX Savariae Énekegyüttes / A Szombathelyi Evangélikus Gyülekezet alkalmi zenekara (The Evangelical Szombathely Church hoc orchestra; Concert-master: Gergely Popa)

Alto: Krisztina Czeller; Tenor: József Csapó; Bass: Balázs Faragó
András Lakner-Bognár (Organ)

YouTube

Mar 31, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Evangélikus Egyházközség Szombathelyi, Budapest, Hungary.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66 [30:55]: Part 1 [10:02] + Part 2 [6:40] + Part 3 [13:09] + Part 4 [1:04]
Complete Concert [65:57]


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J.S. Bach: Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen I. BWV 66 [C-2]

 

Cantata BWV 66: Mvt. 1 [9:45] (from a complete performance)

Nóra Lakner-Bognár

VOX Savariae Énekegyüttes; Güssingi Városi Kórus (Director: Prof. Walter Franz) / Savaria Szimfonikus Zenekar

Mezzo-soprano: Krisztina Simon; Tenor: Tibor Szappanos; Bass: Szabolcs Hámori

YouTube

Oct 20, 2013

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live in Gerersdorf, near Güssing, Burgenland, Austria.
Source: Savaria Szimfonikus Zenekar
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66: Mvt. 1: Chorus [9:45]


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Bach at One - Wednesday, April 28, 2014, 1pm (Cantatas BWV 66, 67) [BO-11]

 

Cantata BWV 66 []

Julian Wachner

Choir of Trinity Wall Street / Trinity Baroque Orchestra, Wall Street

Soloists: unknown

Trinity Wall Street

Apr 28, 2014

Video / TT: 72:16

Recorded & filmed live at Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York City, New York, USA, in the frame of Bach at One Cantata Series.
Watch on Trinity Wall Street Website:
Complete Concert [72:16]


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Sparkles of the Baroque: Handel, Zelenka, Bach [CV-3]

 
 

Cantata BWV 66 [31:32]

Rafik Matta

L'Ensemble Telemann, Montréal

Soloists: Alto: Josée Lalonde; Tenor: Jacques-Olivier Chartier; Bass: Clayton Kennedy

YouTube

Nov 5, 2016

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live St-Barnabas Anglican Church in St-Lambert, Québec, Canada.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66: Complete Cantata [31:32]


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J.S. Bach: Kantate "Erfreuet euch, ihr Herzen" BWV 66 (BKO 01)

Cantata BWV 66: Extract (from a complete performance)

Francesco Saverio Pedrini

La Pedrina

Soloists: Counter-tenor: Gabriel Jublin; Tenor: Akinobu Ôno; Bass: Lisandro Abadie

Facebook

Apr 8, 2018

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed at Kirche St Martin, Olten, Switzerland, in the frame of BACH Konzerte OLTEN.
Watch on Facebook:
Cantata BWV 66: Extract [1:22]


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Concerto (J.S. Bach: Cantate BWV 199, BWV 105 e BWV 66) [CV-3]

 

Cantata BWV 66 [31:47]

Davide Pozzi

Mailänder Kantorei / Ensemble Strumentale della Mailänder Kantorei

Soprano: Carlotta Colombo; Contralto: Marta Fumagalli; Tenor: Alessio Tosi; Bass: Christian Senn

YouTube

Apr 15, 2018

Video / TT: 75:16

Recoded & filmed live at Chiesa Cristiana Protestante, Milan, Italy.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66: Complete Cantata [31:47] | Complete Cantata [31:47]


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Bachcantates: G.P. Telemann: Cantate Gelobet sei der Herr, der Gott Israel (TWV 1:596); J.F. Fasch: Vioolconcert in D majeur (FaWv L D4); J.S. Bach: Cantate Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen (BWV 66), [C23-4]

 

Aria-Duet for Alto & Tenor Ich furchte nicht/zwar des Grabes (Mvt. 5) from Cantata BWV 66 [9:27]

Rienk Bakker

Solisten, koor en orkest Stichting Bachcantates Tiburg

Soloists: Alto/Mezzo-soprano: Lieke Geraats; Tenor: Oscar Sajous; Bass: Cyprien Crabbé

YouTube

Apr 16, 2023

Video / TT:

Recorded & filmed live at Broekhovense Kerk, Tilburg, North Brabant, the Netherlands, in the frame of Stichting Bachcantates Tilburg.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantata BWV 66: Mvt. 5: Aria-Duet [A, T] [9:27


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Bach: Cantatas BWV 4.2, 66.3, 37, 104 | Ton Koopman & Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir [F2022-C1]/[O-12]

 
 

00:55: Interview with Ton Koopman on the Bach cantatas Christ lag in Todes Banden, BWV 4.2 and Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen, BWV 66.3
30:14: Cantata BWV 66.3 [29:57]

Ton Koopman (Conducting & Organ)

Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir

Performers: Soprano: Elisabeth Breuer; Counter-tenor: Maarten Engeltjes; Tenor: Tilman Lichdi; Bass: Klaus Mertens

YouTube

Jun 11, 2023

Video / TT: 114:49

Recorded live at Thomaskirche, Leipzig, Saxony, Ge, in the frame of . Bachfest Leipzig 2023. Streamed live by DW Classical Music.
2nd recording of Cantata BWV 66 by T. Koopman.
Watch on YouTube:
Cantatas BWV 4, 66, 37, 104: Full Concert, including Complete Cantatas [114:49]


The list of recordings was compiled by Aryeh Oron (March 2002 - October 2023)
Thanks to contributors: Dan Dews (March 2014); Matthias Hansen (August 2006, June 2013, April 2020); Rainer Harald (March 2019 - April 2021); Frits V. Herbold (February 2012); Ed Myskowski (March 2006); Thomas Shepherd (April 2007); Teri Noel Towe (December 2001)

Cantata BWV 66: Erfreut euch, ihr Herzen for Easter Monday (1724)
Discography: Details & Complete Recordings | Recordings of Individual Movements
Discussions: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5


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